ETF comparison
SHVvsVGSH
Both US Treasury (Short).
iShares 0–1 Year Treasury Bond ETF · Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
2 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of SHV and VGSH would leave roughly1.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VGSH is 12 bps cheaper than SHV. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for SHV.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with SHV vs VGSH.
Top shared holdings
2 shared in total| # | Holding | In SHV | In VGSH | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 0.97% | 1.26% | 0.97% |
| 2 | United States of America | 0.95% | 1.20% | 0.95% |
Only in SHV
62 total- United States of America4.95%
- United States of America4.49%
- United States of America4.42%
- United States of America4.23%
- United States of America4.10%
- United States of America3.74%
- United States of America3.54%
- United States of America3.34%
- United States of America3.30%
- United States of America3.23%
Only in VGSH
89 total- United States Treasury Note/Bond2.24%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.40%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.35%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.31%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.30%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.29%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.26%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.25%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.25%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond1.25%
Open SHV or VGSH at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.